Book puller



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Patented July 12 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIDNEY J. STERN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

300x PULLER.

Application filed September 20, 1926. Serial No. 136,479.

This invention relates to book-bindings and more particularly to book pullers and has for its object to provide means which Will make the removal of books from shelves a comparatively easy and which will add little loose so it can be gripped by the hand when pulling out a book from a shelf.

Other objects will appear as the disclosure I progresses. The drawlngs are intended merely to indicate a possible embodiment of the invention. It is obvious that the actual needs of manufacture may necessitate certain mechanical changes. It is therefore not intended to limit the invention to the embodiment illustrated but rather to define such limits in the appended claim.

For a more detailed understanding of the invention attention is now called to the drawings in which a preferred embodiment is shown illustrated.

binding.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the covers partly in section showing the strap in place.

Fig. 4 is a view of the strap. Referring to the drawings in detail in which like reference characters denote like parts throughout the specification numerals Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the booka 1 and 2 represent a pair of covers, backing and 4 the pages.

The pages are bound in place by passing a pair of rods 5 and 6 through the holes 1 in said pages and fastening the ends of the rods to the covers by any suitable means.

The means for pulling the bound book from a shelf consists of a strap 8 glued to one of the covers, as seen in Fig. 3. The

3 the upper end. of the strap is adapted to hang loosely over the outside of the cover as illustrated in Fig. 1 so it can be conveniently gripped by the hand.

As noted in Fig. 2 the strap 8 is provided with a hole 9 for the purpose of allow ing the rod 5 to pass through and thereby keep the strap securely in place.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a book puller which can be easily and cheaply applied to the binding of a book cover and which is efficient for its purpose.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

In combination with a book, a book pull composed of a single strap fastened in a vertieal position to one of the sides of the book cover, one end of the strap being loose and adapted to hang over the side of said covel so it can conveniently be gripped by the hand.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SIDNEY J. STERN. 

